R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., BOSTON. VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
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POTATOES. 
Prices Subject to Variations of the Market. 
A good, sandy loam produces the best potatoes, but they can be grown on all kinds of soil. 
freshly turned, produces the finest crop. Make furrows of good depth, 3 feet apart. 
stable manure along the drill, and set the seed about 10 inches apart in the rows. 
vate when the piants are well up. At each successive hoeing, bring additional soil about the plants. 
Four barrels are sufficient to plant one acre in drills. 
dote for disease. 
New or pasture land, with the turf 
Scatter a liberal dressing of phosphate or decayed 
Cover with about 2 inches of soil, and begin to culti- 
A change of seed is the best anti- 
EARLY VARIETIES. 
Early White Albino. This valuable new early variety is a good 
cropper. The skin and flesh are extremely white, of exceptionally 
good cooking quality and very prolific, fully as early as the Early 
Rose in maturing, and of good keeping quality. 
Bbl. sack of 165 lbs., 7.00; bush., 2.75; pk., .85 
Irish Cobbler. A fine extra early sort, producing plump, hand- 
some tubers of good size and excellent quality. The tubers are 
a beautiful creamy white with strong well-developed eyes slightly 
indented. A popular variety. 
Bbl., Sack of 165 Ibs., 5.00; bush., 2.25; pk., .65 
Early Rose. The popular standard early variety. Skinred and 
white, uniform in size and very productive. 
Bbl., Sack of 165 lbs., 5.00; bush., 2.25; pk., .65 
MEDIUM EARLY VARIETIES. 
Snow. This potato is of handsome shape, a vigorous grower, and 
ripens uniformly; a good keeper and one of the most popular 
varieties. The flesh is white, and of fine eating quality. 
Bbl., Sack of 165 Ibs., 6.50; bush., 2.75; pk., .85 
New Queen. A grand potato, resembling Beauty of Hebron in 
color, size, and shape, but much earlier and more prolific, with 
few small tubers. The quality is excellent, the flesh being pure 
white and of the dry, mealy texture so much desired in a table 
potato. Bbl., Sack of 165 Ibs., 5.00; bush., 2.25; pk., .65 
Beauty of Hebron. An early and popular variety extensively 
grown for winter use. The tubers are smooth, white, slightly 
tinged with pink, and of superb flavor. 
Bbl., Sack of 165 lbs., 5.00; bush., 2.25; pk., .65 
MEDIUM EARLY VARIETIES—Continued. 
Clyde. This variety resembles the Green Mountain, having the 
same heavy vine of a dark green color. The tubers are white, 
oval in shape, and set closely in the hills, the quality being un- 
excelled Bbl., Sack of 165 lbs., 6.00; bush., 2.50; pk., .75 
LATE VARIETIES. 
Noreross. A valuable late variety growing a thrifty upright top 
with large leaves and is above the average to withstand blight. 
The tubers are large, oval, perfect in shape, and of excellent 
table quality. Bbl., Sack of 165 lbs., 6.00; bush., 2.50; pk., .75 
Vermont Gold Coin. Splendid late variety of vigorous growth 
and very productive. The tubers are of good size with small 
eyes and thin skin. The flesh is white and of fine flavor. 
Bbl., Sack of 165 Ibs., 5.00; bush., 2.25; pk., .65 
Green Mountain. This is unsurpassed for main crop. The 
tubers are white, of flat oval shape, smooth, handsome, and of 
excellent quality. It is a heavy cropper, small tubers being 
seldom present. Bbl., Sack of 165 lbs., 5.00; bush., 2.25; pk., .65 
SWEET POTATOES. 
Rooted slips ready in May. The young plants should be set 
in May in hills about 4 feet apart and 5 inches above the ground 
level. A light soil and sunny location is preferable. 
Nansemond. Early; productive; the best for general 
ee ee aia Se a8 : 5: Per 100, .75; by mail, .90 
